Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is black and very short. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. A true patriot, Paymon would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Jeweler, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 sp. Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 110 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has brown hair. Her silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Prosperine enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 cp. Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her black hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has wavy white fur. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family After coming to the age of reason, Flask took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Názkûga embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is black and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.